The nurse is caring for a client during the second stage of labor. on assessment, the nurse notes a loss of variability. The initial nursing action is to pivot the client onto her side and provide oxygen by face mask at 8 to 10 L/min
Short-term variability is the change of the Fetal Heart Rate (FHR) around the baseline in the amplitude of 5 to 10 beats per minute. Long-term variability is a relatively slower change in heart rate and has a frequency of 3-10 cycles per minute and an amplitude of 10 to 25 bpm.
